Author Topic: Freeze affecting brakes???  (Read 1006 times)

Offline wilson

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Freeze affecting brakes???
« on: 21 December 2010, 13:14 »
My brakes are working as though they are low on fluid, or have a small leak.   but the fluid is up where it should be!!

they have been fine, nothing been changed recently, but I parked up saturday, then the big freeze and snow over weekend meant it stayed where it was until late last night.

When I finally dug it out the brakes worked to get me home, but the pedal would travel to the floor until I lifted and re applied again.   now today its better, not as easy to push to the floor but still slowly travels.

Could this be anything to do with frozen water in the fluid or similar???   anybody had this before???

Thanks Wilson

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Re: Freeze affecting brakes???
« Reply #1 on: 21 December 2010, 13:14 »
oh, if it makes a difference its a 1.8T 1999

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Re: Freeze affecting brakes???
« Reply #2 on: 21 December 2010, 13:33 »
thats definitely not right mate there should be no difference in pedal feel due to weather..
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Freeze affecting brakes???
« Reply #3 on: 21 December 2010, 13:43 »
Sounds like a master cylinder problem.

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Re: Freeze affecting brakes???
« Reply #4 on: 21 December 2010, 14:25 »
sounds like air in the system or master cylinder fail